Creative Writing; Monday, First Period [06/01].

[sake_shinigami]

"Hello again, my ducklings ♥!" Shunsui smiled as he passed around the usual inpirational beverages to his students while settling in for this weeks class. "Today, I'd like for us to talk about the craft of writing itself, more specically about how people go about creating their stories ♥. In general, there are two ways to approach a tale...well, two main ways, followed by a thousand little variations in between the two, but today we'll talk about the different points generally considered to be at either end of the spectrum, and those two methods are, generally, plotting and pantsing ♥.

"Some people find it easiest to just...make things up as they go along; that is the pantsing aspect, or simply making things up 'by the seat of your pants,' as it were ♥. This writer has a general idea when they plop down in front of a notebook or typewriter or computer, get things started, and then, as if taking a journey through the story themselves, let their imaginations lead them ♥. It should surprise no one in this class, I should imagine, that this is personally my own preferred method, though I do not, in fact, tend to wear pants ♥."

Don't wink that that, Shuns--oop. Too late.

"And then," he continued, "there are other writers prefer to plan things out ahead of time ♥. Usually, this is done with an outline, which will cover the bases of characters, main points of action, order of events, etc, etc, etc, so on and so forth ♥. These can be general and vague, or they can be extremely detailed, breaking things down by chapters and working almost as a guide for the author as they turn that outline into something more like a story ♥. If you ask me, I find this method tedious and drains all the fun and excitement out of a story, but I know many people who strive on this method, including my very best friend back home, who has used this method to become a very popular novelist in his own right ♥."

Significantly more popular and prolific than Shunsui's own writing, but that seemed insignificant to mention.

"Today, we'll be trying both ♥. I have a template of a very general outline..." Ahhh, worksheets! Every lazy teacher's best friend! "I'd like you each to fill one out and give it a try to develop a potential story ♥. Feel free to expand on it in a more detailed breakdown as I mentioned, if you feel so inclined or inspired ♥."

"Clearly, a worksheet like this will help develop a story for the more plotting among us, and, in the meantime, before I unleash you to your words on paper, we will explore the pantsing side with a little bit of a game ♥. It is simple enough, and will inspire you to think quickly and make things up as you go along; one person will give a a line or two, a few sentences, of a story ♥. Then, the next person will add to it with her own line or two, and we will continue around, one after the other ♥. Who knows where it will end? But it will be an exciting way to get you to think on your feet....even while sitting down ♥."

He was pretty proud of that one, yes.

"Any questions before we begin ♥?"

[[ ocd on the waaaay! is up! ]]

Time Management- Monday- 4th period

[fates_jaye]

The class was back in the Danger Shop, where it was a nice bright, sunny day, outside a house where Tino was currently trying to clear some gutters.

Jaye stood a good distance away with the class, where she kept her voice low. "Hey, so, Tino's hard at work, and he thinks you're all here to help. You are not. You are here to supervise. So for this class period, you're going to 'help' him as best you can. If you need any tips, let me know, I'm more than happy to add my expertise."

She turned back to the house and called, "Hey, Tino, when you're done with that, can you fix that one window? It's kinda janky. Thanks!"

And back to the class. "Have fun."

Try Not to Die!, Monday, June 1, 2020

[sith_happened]

"Good morning, everyone," Anakin said with a tiny smile. "I hope you're ready for some hot, humid weather because today we are going to Ghana, a country in West Africa. Please, please be sure to look both ways before crossing a road. Or getting off the sidewalk. Traffic's terrible, that's what I'm telling you."

He smiled again. "Try not to die, and this time I actually mean it."

Try not to dwell on times when he might not have, folks. Off you go!

Ungulate Yoga, Tuesday, period 1

[betterthanaplan]

". . . Yeah, I definitely should have seen this coming."

The unicorns grazing in the yoga area looked up. Duke would swear one of them gave him a smug smirk. One of the younger ones came trotting over to investigate, and Duke couldn't help but fall back a step at that pointy horn.

"I'm not your type, kid," he told it. "Trust me, if the lore on you is accurate, I am really really not what you're looking for."

The unicorn seemed to disagree. It stuck close to him as he set up for class, and the entire time the students were gathering.

"Right," Duke said at the top of class. "So, unicorns. Are a thing. Hopefully by now we've all been here long enough not to be surprised, so we can all just move on from whether or not they actually fart rainbows and get right to practice. Today, we're going to do some inversions. Basically that means any pose where your head is pointed downwards at the ground instead of up, but personally I prefer inverted balances, so that's what we'll focus on today. Who here can do a handstand?" He looked around. "Well, by the end of class, I want everyone to at least try one, even if you need a buddy to hold you up. So if you didn't raise your hand, find a buddy. If you did . . . time to show off."